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#1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

Hi,

I am running Fedora Core 2, kernel 2.6.5. I am trying to upgrade to
kernel 2.6.12. Is there anything wrong in downloading and building the
kernel in user home directories? I doing this as root, though.

My doubt is about whether the kernel compilation process assumes that
kernel source is located in /usr/src. I tried googling the net and the
usenet groups but could not find anything that directly answers this
question.

Cordially
Vineet

#2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

I found the answer, it is possible to compile kernel and then place it
in /boot. Sorry for bothering you, please ignore the question.

#3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

In comp.os.linux.misc vkj <vkj_assign@yahoo.com>:
> Hi,

> I am running Fedora Core 2, kernel 2.6.5. I am trying to upgrade to
> kernel 2.6.12. Is there anything wrong in downloading and building the
> kernel in user home directories? I doing this as root, though.

> My doubt is about whether the kernel compilation process assumes that
> kernel source is located in /usr/src. I tried googling the net and the
> usenet groups but could not find anything that directly answers this
> question.

Doesn't matter, however with kernel 2.6 on a rpm based distro you
really want to type 'make rpm' after you setup things
(menuconfig) to your needs, a good starting point is the distro
provided config, found in /boot or /proc/config.gz. You need
write permission in the default config below /usr/src/redhat, to
use make rpm.

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#4 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

vkj wrote:
>
> I found the answer, it is possible to compile kernel and then place it
> in /boot. Sorry for bothering you, please ignore the question.

What answer to what question? Always include adequate context.
See my sig. below if you must use the foul google interface.

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#5 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

"vkj" <vkj_assign@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1122560902.348796.296410@g47g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am running Fedora Core 2, kernel 2.6.5. I am trying to upgrade to
> kernel 2.6.12. Is there anything wrong in downloading and building the
> kernel in user home directories? I doing this as root, though.

I'd urge you to grab a Core 4 update FTP site and install the RPM or build
from the SRPM. It will also iinform you of dependencies on glibc, modutils,
and other packages that you may encounter.

Why not simply upgrade to FC4 and then do the updates? FC2 is now
deprectated.

#6 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

Hi all,

Thanks a lot for your comments.

> I'd urge you to grab a Core 4 update FTP site and install the RPM or build
> from the SRPM. It will also iinform you of dependencies on glibc, modutils,
> and other packages that you may encounter.
>
> Why not simply upgrade to FC4 and then do the updates? FC2 is now
> deprectated.

The purpose of this exercise is to teach me about linux kernel. I am
learning how to build the kernel from the sources and to write my own
modules & drivers. So installing the newer kernel using rpm will not
server my purpose, though will take care of all the headache.

Okay, I have more questions. I am going to post them in a seperate
thread.

Cordially
Vineet

#7 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:02:19 -0700, vkj wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Thanks a lot for your comments.
>
>> I'd urge you to grab a Core 4 update FTP site and install the RPM or build
>> from the SRPM. It will also iinform you of dependencies on glibc, modutils,
>> and other packages that you may encounter.
>>
>> Why not simply upgrade to FC4 and then do the updates? FC2 is now
>> deprectated.
>
> The purpose of this exercise is to teach me about linux kernel. I am
> learning how to build the kernel from the sources and to write my own
> modules & drivers. So installing the newer kernel using rpm will not
> server my purpose, though will take care of all the headache.
>
> Okay, I have more questions. I am going to post them in a seperate
> thread.
>
> Cordially
> Vineet

You can put the kernel source directory any where you want. The procedure
for building a kernel is as follows,

make gconfig
(This brings up a configuration GUI, you select the options that you want
and then save them in the .config file)

make all
(make everything, you can do this as a user or as root)

make modules_install
(installs the modules, you need to be root to do this)

make install
(install the kernel, also updates /etc/grub.conf or /etc/lilo.conf)

#8 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

vkj wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running Fedora Core 2, kernel 2.6.5. I am trying to upgrade to
> kernel 2.6.12. Is there anything wrong in downloading and building the
> kernel in user home directories? I doing this as root, though.
>
> My doubt is about whether the kernel compilation process assumes that
> kernel source is located in /usr/src. I tried googling the net and the
> usenet groups but could not find anything that directly answers this
> question.
>
> Cordially
> Vineet
>

Follow the guides -- strictly.
http://linux1.no/node/1156

// moma
http://www.futuredesktop.org/AsteriskPBX.html

#9 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

moma <moma@example.net> writes:

>vkj wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am running Fedora Core 2, kernel 2.6.5. I am trying to upgrade to
>> kernel 2.6.12. Is there anything wrong in downloading and building the
>> kernel in user home directories? I doing this as root, though.

Why not jsut use the kernel rpm from Fedora 4? Redhat typically puts a
bunch of patches into the kernel to make it behave like a "Redhat" kernel (
and correct some bugs and to add features that Linux does not do-- eg from
the AC version). This means that your kernel will not have those.

>>
>> My doubt is about whether the kernel compilation process assumes that
>> kernel source is located in /usr/src. I tried googling the net and the
>> usenet groups but could not find anything that directly answers this
>> question.
>>
>> Cordially
>> Vineet
>>

>Follow the guides -- strictly.
>http://linux1.no/node/1156

>// moma
> http://www.futuredesktop.org/AsteriskPBX.html

#10 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 08:09 AM

"vkj" <vkj_assign@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1122602538.999963.227980@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks a lot for your comments.
>
>> I'd urge you to grab a Core 4 update FTP site and install the RPM or
>> build
>> from the SRPM. It will also iinform you of dependencies on glibc,
>> modutils,
>> and other packages that you may encounter.
>>
>> Why not simply upgrade to FC4 and then do the updates? FC2 is now
>> deprectated.
>
> The purpose of this exercise is to teach me about linux kernel. I am
> learning how to build the kernel from the sources and to write my own
> modules & drivers. So installing the newer kernel using rpm will not
> server my purpose, though will take care of all the headache.
>
> Okay, I have more questions. I am going to post them in a seperate
> thread.

Cool. Be aware that FC2 hs a "kernel-source" package with the kernel source
in it, but FC4 has it buried in the SRPM compilation options and doesn't
normally publish it directly anymore.

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